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two of us are working. so that's the reality of it. staying in the race. >> hollywood has always been about chasing the dream. that belief that the hard work and talent of an individual can win out feels remarkably strong across america. skip is a turkey farmer in northeast ohio. >> people want to work and they want to realize what their future is. they want a good future and they will get it. anybody can do it. you can do anything in this country. just work. but they have to have that opportunity. >> a lot of people who unspoken seem to have far more faith in their ability to make a difference to the economy than they do in washington. >> you can see that report in full at 1500 gmt. asking is america working? then said bill nye gmt, 8:00 p.m. eastern in the u.s. -- that is at midnight gmt. listen to this. an asian elephant imitates people and spends a lot of words in caribbean including hello, down, and good. good bye for now. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the
two of us are working. so that's the reality of it. staying in the race. >> hollywood has always been about chasing the dream. that belief that the hard work and talent of an individual can win out feels remarkably strong across america. skip is a turkey farmer in northeast ohio. >> people want to work and they want to realize what their future is. they want a good future and they will get it. anybody can do it. you can do anything in this country. just work. but they have to have...
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they showed us the remote village where the attack happened. they say the couple kept their daughter here for hours afterwards, in agony, denying her medical help. later they told neighbors she attempted suicide. at home, he pointed out the place where an atrocity was committed in the name of honor. i couldn't do anything, he claimed. her mother poured the acid on her. i tried to wipe it off. his other children look for comfort. too young to understand what happened to their sister. a girl who was good at school and helped at the house work and was killed for looking the wrong way. >> after an 18-month battle, we are now in the final day of campaigning for the u.s. presidency. both candidates are targeting the crucial swing states with polls pointing to a dead heat. all the latest, every twist and turn of the final day of campaigning here on "bbc world news." that is it for me for now. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/international news. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, v
they showed us the remote village where the attack happened. they say the couple kept their daughter here for hours afterwards, in agony, denying her medical help. later they told neighbors she attempted suicide. at home, he pointed out the place where an atrocity was committed in the name of honor. i couldn't do anything, he claimed. her mother poured the acid on her. i tried to wipe it off. his other children look for comfort. too young to understand what happened to their sister. a girl who...
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thank you for being with us. i'm wary of general liesing. but it's an interesting voting block for the latino vote, because it is growing and growing. for instance there are many more hispanic voters eligible to vote, aren't there? >> yes. but also they are in different parts of the country. the electoral map was written in 2010 where the weight was no longer in the coast. no longer just new york, south carolina and florida. now it's in colorado, is obama or romney going to take it? you find too often that people don't realize the latino vote is undersampled when it comes to polling. i think we'll see a lot of surprises tonight. >> well that's surprising, because you have rattled off a bit about the states. and there's a state with more than a million latino voters. on election day you have 2.4 million latinos that have come to -- of age to vote. that's three electoral seats. also because there's such an extreme view that's been taken by republicans that latinos feel like they have no choice but to go democratic. because of the tone republic
thank you for being with us. i'm wary of general liesing. but it's an interesting voting block for the latino vote, because it is growing and growing. for instance there are many more hispanic voters eligible to vote, aren't there? >> yes. but also they are in different parts of the country. the electoral map was written in 2010 where the weight was no longer in the coast. no longer just new york, south carolina and florida. now it's in colorado, is obama or romney going to take it? you...
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campaigners say that it will be used to crack down on government critics. europe, now, where millions of people are joining in protest against austerity measures. protests are taking place in spain, greece, portugal, and italy. more action is planned in some of the eastern european union states. in madrid, hundreds of flights have been canceled, doesn't have been arrested after scuffles with police early this morning. our correspondents are following these. good to see you all. let's start with you, chris, in lisbon. what is happening there? >> the streets are fairly quiet, partly because most public transport has been shut down. a lot of the flights here have been cancelled as well. most schools are closed and so are a lot of public offices. we have not seen many demonstrations so far, although we spoke to some union members who had been picketing from the early morning hours this morning. they feel that the mood is beginning to change. for a long time there had been this acceptance that austerity was necessary and that changes had to come, but now the fee
campaigners say that it will be used to crack down on government critics. europe, now, where millions of people are joining in protest against austerity measures. protests are taking place in spain, greece, portugal, and italy. more action is planned in some of the eastern european union states. in madrid, hundreds of flights have been canceled, doesn't have been arrested after scuffles with police early this morning. our correspondents are following these. good to see you all. let's start with...
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the nation is used to flooding at this time of year. the frequency of what is known as high water has increased dramatically in the last few years. thank you for joining us. how often does this happen? >> it is -- happens increasingly often. part of the issues in venice is we have observed over the last hundred years the frequency and magnitude of floods have gone up. this type of what is becoming increasingly frequent. >> why is that? is that to do with global warming or the fact the city is sinking? we have heard how venice had sunk in the last century. >> due to both. initially, there is no question that the sinking of the city accounts for about half of the level. the seat level rise is -- the thinking is under significant -- sinking is under significant control. we are lookuining at people wading through the water. when you look at the old buildings and think about the water getting in, there has to be some kind of damage done to the structure of these buildings, you cannot help? >> the main problem is the buildings were built to m
the nation is used to flooding at this time of year. the frequency of what is known as high water has increased dramatically in the last few years. thank you for joining us. how often does this happen? >> it is -- happens increasingly often. part of the issues in venice is we have observed over the last hundred years the frequency and magnitude of floods have gone up. this type of what is becoming increasingly frequent. >> why is that? is that to do with global warming or the fact...
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use of the president going out of his way to embrace petraeus. it is not like the president can alienate petraeus before that testimony, but if you look, the president largely portrayed him. >> i think you want to talk about this fiscal cliff. >> one of the goals he had was restating his position on the tax side, and that is that increase needs to happen for wealthy americans. there are always two sides of the fiscal cliff. there is the tax side and the spending side. over 10 years, 1.2 trillion dollars, but the question is, does the president support a temporary postponement? that is what i want to get to, because there is not going to be enough time unless you postponed. >> did you sense he was open to some kind of a deal with republicans? where does the deal lied? >> they did two steps forward, one step back. then he says he is open to the idea of having rates stay where they are apt, but finding the money by closing loopholes, so- called tax expenditures. the idea but it was open to all ideas. he wants to send a message that he is willing to
use of the president going out of his way to embrace petraeus. it is not like the president can alienate petraeus before that testimony, but if you look, the president largely portrayed him. >> i think you want to talk about this fiscal cliff. >> one of the goals he had was restating his position on the tax side, and that is that increase needs to happen for wealthy americans. there are always two sides of the fiscal cliff. there is the tax side and the spending side. over 10 years,...
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my son is sick, and that affects all of us. my hope is to go to a european country and take care of my soften. all i am asking for is treatment for my son. >> but the short sea journey to europe can be pirro luis. in august nearly 60 people drowned, mostly women and children, drowned when a smuggler's boat overturned. >> he has asked us not to show his face. he is haunted by what happened. >> i saw people under the war. a woman and child tried to cling to me. people were all over each other and drowning. there was a little boy on the boat and i talked to him and said i would take care of him in europe. but he drowned. >> here, the shortest crossing to greece is just eight kilometers. the gateway to europe is close. having sold everything they own, many of the refugees are paying up to 5,000 pounds, their entire life savings, to try and escape to europe. what they hope they will find over there is safety and a new life. but in greece they find a country in the grip of economic crisis. the rise of the neo nazi golden dawn has cre
my son is sick, and that affects all of us. my hope is to go to a european country and take care of my soften. all i am asking for is treatment for my son. >> but the short sea journey to europe can be pirro luis. in august nearly 60 people drowned, mostly women and children, drowned when a smuggler's boat overturned. >> he has asked us not to show his face. he is haunted by what happened. >> i saw people under the war. a woman and child tried to cling to me. people were all...